Maracatu bodies: some reflections crossing in the light of the Laban/Bartenieff system

Abstract

This text deals with the approximations of the Maracatu dance, a typical dance from the Northeast region of Brazil, with some concepts and practices coined by the Laban/Bartenieff System and aims to identify and analyze the basic movements/steps of three emblematic characters in the Maracatu dance. of this fun, namely: the caboclos, the dama-do-paço and the baianas. The methodological contribution comes from Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology in particular from the researcher's lived world and the sensitive senses of the Maracatu phenomenon.